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More about this game →If Polity left you wanting more, this list of 11 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — deep simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 20 attributes. Forager comes closest (73/100).
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The closest game to Polity is Forager — scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. Satisfactory and Factorio follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Polity. Each one has been evaluated across 20 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
✓ Both are colony sims — sharing survival mechanics, deep simulation and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, vibe casual and sandbox world, while skipping MMO world and community
Where it drifts furthest from Polity: visuals and game mode.
✓ Both are colony sims — sharing adventure storytelling, deep simulation and survival mechanics
≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems
FICSIT - AN INTRODUCTION Welcome to FICSIT Incorporated! A company specialised in the research, development and application of new technology and science, anything to find short-term solutions to long-term problems!
Where it drifts furthest from Polity: visuals.
✓ Same family of colony sims: deep simulation, survival mechanics and open world exploration
≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems
Factorio is an isometric space real-time strategy developed by Wube Software. ###Story An astronaut is stranded on the surface of a distant unknown planet, that is full with low life forms and fossil fuels. His main objective now is to survive and build a rocket to leave the planet.
Where it drifts furthest from Polity: visuals.
✓ Both are colony sims — sharing deep simulation, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, punishing difficulty and sandbox world, while skipping deep RPG systems
In the space-colony simulation game Oxygen Not Included you’ll find that scarcities of oxygen, warmth and sustenance are constant threats to your colony's survival.
Where it drifts furthest from Polity: tone and visuals.
✓ Both are colony sims — sharing deep simulation, survival mechanics and open world exploration
≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep RPG systems
Where it drifts furthest from Polity: tone and game mode.
✓ Both are colony sims — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep simulation
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems
A small town surrounded by war. The usual order is irrevocably violated, you have to survive, but you are not a soldier and certainly not a superhero. The player controls a group of two to four civilians selected from twelve characters. The goal is simple - to survive the war.
Where it drifts furthest from Polity: tone and visuals.
It predates Polity by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the colony sims cluster, with deep simulation, survival mechanics and open world exploration
≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and setting space, while skipping deep RPG systems
Where it drifts furthest from Polity: game mode.
✓ Both are colony sims — sharing deep simulation, deep RPG systems and survival mechanics
≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, vibe casual and sandbox world, while skipping MMO world and community
Where it drifts furthest from Polity: tone and world.
It predates Polity by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are colony sims — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep simulation
≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, racing gameplay and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep RPG systems
Pacific Drive is a run-based, first-person driving survival game. Your car is your only companion as you navigate a surreal and anomaly-filled reimagining of the Pacific Northwest.
Where it drifts furthest from Polity: tone and world.
✓ Both are colony sims — sharing deep simulation, survival mechanics and cozy, relaxing feel
≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, roguelike runs and turn-based strategy, while skipping deep RPG systems
Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. For example, dragging a 'Villager' card on top of a 'Berry Bush' card will spawn 'Berry' cards which the villagers can eat to survive!
Where it drifts furthest from Polity: world and game mode.
✓ Shared with Polity: deep simulation, vibe relaxing and open world exploration
≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, strong narrative focus and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems
Construction Simulator is back – bigger and better than ever! Get back to work with a vehicle fleet whose size will knock your socks off.
Where it drifts furthest from Polity: visuals and tone.
It predates Polity by 13 years, with what that implies technically.